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Date:      Wed, 17 May 2000 22:29:40 -0400 (EDT)
From:      David Miller <dmiller@search.sparks.net>
To:        Mike Boto <bl29x5@earthlink.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Partition size
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0005172227170.24997-100000@search.sparks.net>
In-Reply-To: <002701bfc06d$e2a510a0$6b57d03f@oemcomputer>

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On Wed, 17 May 2000, Mike Boto wrote:

> I recently replaced my 4.0 GB hard drive with a 15.3 GB one, and when
> putting FreeBSD on it, found that I could only access roughly 2GB of
> the entire disk.  Now I had read about how this was a problem in various
> DOS formats, as well as Win95A, but I didn't consider it a factor when
> using the entire disk for a BSD install.  Out of curiosity, I tried
> installing Win98 (the only other operating system discs I had on
> hand) to see if it was a hardware issue, but it recognized the entire
> drive with no problems.  I've been looking for a solution to this for an
> hour or so, and I was hoping someone here could assist me on how to
> utilize the entire drive.

You're probably running into a bios limitation.  Your choices are to use
an alternate bios setup which "translates" the number of cylinders into
something under 1024, or to setup freebsd with two partitions, or slices.

--- David



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